Question

At the same time of day, a man who is 76 inches tall casts a 57-inch shadow and his son casts a 24-inch shadow. What is the height of the man’s son?

Answer 1

Answer: 5 feet my g

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

32 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

An easy way to solve this would be to divide 76 by 57 which would give you 1.3333

That is the amount that the height of the man is reduced by to get the height of the shadow.

After that we multiply 1.333 by 24 to get 32

Hope this helps!